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Recent Akron Soul Train artist-in-residence Crystal Miller explores the themes of Afrofuturism in her work, envisioning a world that embraces, uplifts and protects Black individuals. To deepen our understanding of Afrofuturism, Akron Soul Train invites you to a virtual presentation by writer and educator Isaiah Hunt, titled “The Future is in Color: Intro to Afrofuturism.” This engaging session ...

Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Akron Soul Train’s September artist-in-residence, Earl O. James’s, eclectic studio. As a sculptor, Earl utilizes a wide array of materials and techniques, including fabricating metal through welding, machining, and forging, shaping wood by hand or machine, using the casting process from carving waxes to creating molds and pouring hot metal, eng...

In "Clowning Around," artist Kayla Weinman crafts unique pieces inspired by various elements of clown attire. Utilizing techniques such as coils, slabs, hyper-smoothing, carving, and stitchwork, Kayla brings to life the whimsical and intricate details of clown costumes in her ceramic works. Join us for an engaging tour of the exhibition led by Kayla herself, where she shares insights into her c...

Akron Soul Train invites you to a special artist talk with Katie Butler, the exhibiting artist behind “Bread and Butter.” Butler's work explores financial disparities in American society, using scenes of everyday spaces and objects like barns, gingham tablecloths, and American flags as distant, small, and obscured backgrounds. In stark contrast, the foreground features large tables set with fin...

Discover how to craft a winning proposal for an Akron Soul Train Artist Residency. For more information, visit our website at www.akronsoultrain.org.

Akron Soul Train welcomes Chen Peng and her exhibition “The Mountains in My Living Room” to the CapSOUL Gallery. Stemming from her desire to find stillness and grounding as an immigrant, Peng explores the intimate connection between landscape and the complexities of one’s identity and sense of belonging. Using a variety of water- and oil-based mediums, Peng creates foreign and playful landscape...

Experience the mesmerizing fusion of ceramics and stitchwork with our May artist-in-residence, Kayla Weinman as she unveils her distinctive ceramic stitching technique.

Akron Soul Train Artist-in-Resident Melih Meric presents “Stitched Editions: Exploring the New,” an exhibit bursting with pattern and paper. Melih uses a traditional approach to their imagery through sacred geometry and explorations of Islamic geometric abstraction. Challenging traditional presentations of print editions, Meric’s print work crosses the borders of the paper.

Actress, Debora Totti Cranendonk talks about her process, her creativity and writing a new theatre piece.

Join Akron Soul Train for a look at Alyssa Lizzini's exhibit, "The Universe Between Here and There." Alyssa explores the interwoven connection between space, time, and memory through large-scale, multi-layer drawings. Lines, grids, maps, and data become the stars, black holes, and supernovae of an ever-expanding universe of memory. Using ink, acrylic paint, and collaged paper, she creates overl...

Join us for a conversation with Akron Soul Train artist-in-residence, Matthew Kurtz. We'll talk about his process, past work currently on view in the Akron Soul Train Gallery, and upcoming performance, "Drumroll for the Total Eclipse; a collaboration with the cosmos" scheduled to take place during the solar eclipse on April 8.

Join Akron Soul Train for a virtual walkthrough of Thomas Smith's work, SUBARIUM II "reprise," currently on view in the CapSOUL gallery until March 23.

Akron Soul Train proudly honors Women's History Month, embracing and celebrating our diverse array of artists, including cisgender, trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, genderqueer, and anyone woman-identified.

Join Akron Soul Train for an enriching afternoon of art and self-discovery as we conclude Gina Washington's captivating exhibit, "Universal Child" with an artist talk and gallery walkthrough.

Gallery Walkthrough with Nyki Fetterman

A Conversation with Raja Belle Freeman

Debra DeGregorio gallery walkthrough with students from Miller South School

Sylvia Sykes Gallery Walkthrough

Kristen Cliffel Gallery Walkthrough

Feast Your Eyes and Taste Buds; Dive into Ghanaian Culinary Delights with Painter Ewuresi Archer

Nick Lee Gallery Walkthrough; A Ripple In My Reflection

Eva Polzer Gallery Walkthrough

David Maynard Gallery Walkthrough

Jennifer Whitten Gallery Walkthrough

Orlando Caraballo Gallery Walkthrough

Juneteenth 2023 Featuring Artist in Residence Raja Belle Freeman

Proposal Perfection: Elevate Your Akron Soul Train Residency Application

"Here, There and Everywhere" Exhibition Walk-Through with Drew Ippoliti

"Strange Mechanisms" Exhibition Walk-Through